Peter Bankes is an English professional

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, who officiates many games in the Premier League and the

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Career

Bankes was moved into

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1 ahead of the 2019–20 campaign after joining Select Group 2 three seasons prior. On 31 August 2019, Bankes refereed his first Premier League game between Leicester City and

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and issued a total of four yellow cards throughout the game. On 22 February 2020, Bankes showed his first Premier League red card to

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player Valentino Lazaro after he fouled Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha, who was through on goal.

References

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